quartile
Americannoun
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Statistics. (in a frequency distribution) one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into four groups having equal frequencies.
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Astrology. a quartile aspect.
adjective
noun
adjective
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statistics denoting or relating to a quartile
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astrology denoting an aspect of two heavenly bodies when their longitudes differ by 90°
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a quarter part of a distribution
Etymology
Origin of quartile
1500–10; < Medieval Latin quartīlis, equivalent to Latin quart ( us ) fourth + -īlis -ile
Example Sentences
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The authors also broke down the results by quartiles within the top 100 stocks.
From Barron's
The pro forma return on assets is 1.33%, in the top quartile of their peer group.
From Barron's
If you are down at that bottom quartile, you haven’t taken advantage of the asset class.
From Barron's
Myers said Chesney would be given financial support that ranked in the top third or top quartile of Big Ten teams.
From Los Angeles Times
For that least active quartile, a single one-hour walk could potentially return a benefit of around six additional hours of life.
From Science Daily
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